Nicole Ashey that's an excellent way to get exposure.

I pass a house all the time that is a vacant house (starting to fall apart, unkept, notice on window from county, mail piling up, ect.) that would make for an excellent flip in a desirable area.

David is correct, Kansas City is an excellent market.

e.g. would it make sense to do one or two small/mid-size apartment buildings (say a few tens of units) and have that on our CV before approaching lenders and investors alike, for credibility/track record, or would some panelists think that's spinning wheels and might as well focus on learning the system to go after a larger deal (hundred doors order of magnitude) and go fundraise based on that?

How are these excel spreadsheet based nois looking when you have to wait 60 days to get voucher accepted/turnover.

I use an excel spread sheet I've built over the last two years that works great for me.

What I do bring to the table is time, dedication, impeccable research skills, a passion for dry details and an excellent memory, which is a neat party trick and comes in handy way more often than you might think.

It builds more credibility to admit you don’t know something and then follow up then acting like you know it all.

Hi AdamThese are excellent questions and a great primer for understanding how your real estate investments actually 'net' you money. 

Hence, if you are not seeing credible opportunities on a regular basis, you need to refine your activities, such as identity building, marketing collateral, outreach rituals, peer connections, conference attendance, seller communication, etc.